Why is it necessary to use normative data that are based on peer-reviewed published research?
Normative data allow one person to be compared with a group of other people. Normative data are very difficult to develop in a manner that is acceptable to the scientific community. How do you know if the norms you want to use are acceptable to the scientific community? If they are published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The EPIC Lift Capacity is the only lift capacity test that offers norms for men and women of various ages based on peer-reviewed published research. No other test comes close. Although the PILE and WEST both offer normative data, the norms are quite limited.
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